Combined whip-socket and rein-holder



(No Model.)

F. TOMPKINS. COMBINED WHIP SOCKET AND REIN HOLDER. No. 419,087. Patented Jan. 7, 1890.

WMVESSES:

LJ. M

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK TOMPKINS, OF PENN YAN, NEW YORK.

COMBINED WHIP-SOCKET AND REIN-HOLDER.

.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,087, dated January '7, 1890.

Application filed July 22, 1889. Serial No. 318,278. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FRANK ToMrKINs, of Penn Yan, in the county of Yates and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined VVhip-Sockets and ReinJ-lolders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in combined whip-sockets and rein-holders; and it consists in the combination of a suitable clamp for holding the lower ends of the wires with anumberof wires which are bent double and have their ends rigidly held between the two parts of the clamp and a wire which is also bent double and made to extend above the other wires, and which is doubled back and forth upon itself at its upper end, so as to form a rein-holder, all ot' which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to produce a combined whip-socket and rein-holder from a number of pieces of wire which are so shaped that their upper ends automatically close upon a whip, one of the wires being made to project upward above the others and form a rein-holder, thus combining the two implements in one.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a combined whip-socket and rein-holder which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar View taken at right angles to Fig. l. Fig. 3 shows a slightly-modified form of the reinholder. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the clamp in section.

Arepresents the lower portion of the clamp, which has a suitable recess formed in its top, and in this recess is placeda lining B, of lead or other soft material, which will exert sufficient friction upon the lower ends of the wires to prevent them becoming displaced. The upper portion O of the clamp is convex upon its lower side and provided with a series of grooves, into which the lower ends of the wires catch. This convex portion of the upper part of the clamp catches in the concave In making an ordinary whip-socket three wires F are taken, bent double, as shown, and suitably curved at their upper ends, while their lower ends are turned at almost a rightangle, so as to catch between the two parts of the clamp. The angle at which the ends are bent is just sufcient to incline the upper ends of the wires inward toward each other with sufficient force to cause them to grasp the whip from three sides, and thus hold it securely against accidental displacement. The three wires F form three sides of the socket andare of the same shape and construction; but the fourth wire G is given an entirely different shape in all respects, with the exception that its lower ends are bent like the ends of the other wires, so as to be caught and held between the two parts of the clamp. The wire G springs inward near the upper end of the whip-socket, and then it is inclined outward from H to I, so as to leave sufficient room between the whip, when in position, and the rein-holder. From the two points I the wire extends up to the two points J, where they are doubled upon themselves and extend downward to the point L, where they are rounded outward, as shown, so as to form a suitable bearing for the clamp O,and then the two parts are curved upward, as shown at P, so as to form a rein-holder. The upper portion of this part P is curved away from the other portions of the rein-h older, so as to allow the reins to be passed downward into position where they will be securely held.

All of the wires which form this combined whip-sdcket and rein-holder are elastic, so that each one forms a spring for the purpose of grasping the whip upon one side, and the parts of the wire G which extend above the whip-socket and form the rein-holder are also made elastic and give sutiicient strength to hold the reins securely.

By the construction here shown and described a combined whip-socket and reinholder is formed, and at little or no greater IOO Fig. 3, for in either case the same result is accomplished.

Havin'g thus described lny invention, I claim-f- 1.,I n a combined whip-socket and reinholder, the Combination of a clamp formed of two parts and a number of separate wires which are bent dcble andv have their lower fre'e ends bent at anangle' and inserted between the twol parts of the clamp, the upper portions ofthe wires-being bent or sprung It is immaterial whether the wire inward, so as to clampY the whip from' opposite sides, substantially as shown.j

2. In a whip-socket and rein-holder, the combination of a clamp and a suitable number of wires which are bent double and have their lower ends inserted between the two parts of the clamp with the .wire G, which projects labove the other wires and is formed into a rein-holder at its top, substantially as set forth. 3. The whip-socket and rein-holder formed from a single piece of wire, which is bent back and forth upon itself, so as tov form an upright body, and a Vertical spring portion, between l which and the body the reins are toV be inserted, in combination with a clamp formed of t-wo parts andadaptedto be *fastenedto the dash-board, and'be'tween which the lower ends of the wire are' secured, sn'bstantially'as specified.

In testimony whereof I affixv n1 ysign aturein presence of two witnesses.l g n .Y

FRANK TOMPKINS. YV itn esses:

ULYssEs S. SOUTHERLAND, WM.'T. MORRIS. 

